“With its muted colors and naturalistic lighting, the film aptly captures the beauty of seaside locales that frame the human struggle at the story's heart.” - Godfrey Cheshire, RogerEbert.com
“Land Of Mine is tough and admirably grim, turning a harrowing history lesson into a study in how the battles of wartime don't always cease with the ceasefire.” - A. A. Dowd, AV Club
As World War II comes to an end, a group of German POWs, boys rather than men, are captured by the Danish army and forced to engage in a deadly task – to defuse and clear land mines from the Danish coastline. With little or no training, the boys soon discover that the war is far from over. Inspired by real events, Land of Mine exposes the untold story of one tragic moment in post-war history.
Awards (26 wins, 20 nominations):
Nominated, Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards, 2017
Won, Audience Award World Cinema, AFI Fest, 2016
Won, Best Actor (Louis Hofmann), Beijing International Film Festival, 2016
Won, 3 awards: Cinematography, Costume Design, Hair & Makeup, European Film Awards, 2016
Won, 2 awards: Audience Award and MovieZone Award, Rotterdam International Film Festival, 2016
Won, SIGNIS Award, Hong Kong International Film Festival, 2016
Won, 3 awards, Jameson CineFest - Miskolc International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Best Actor (Roland Møller, Louis Hofmann), Tokyo International Film Festival, 2015
Won, Audience Award, Gijón International Film Festival, 2015
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